Kuva 7. Harry Anderson ( ): The Ascension of Jesus.

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1 LÄHDELIITE ARTIKKELIIN Veren kautta teidät pyhitetään : Toimitusten ja hengellisen uudestisyntymisen vertauskuvallinen, pelastava, toisiinsa liittyvä, kertyvä, taaksepäin katsova ja ennakoiva luonne Johanneksen evankeliumin kolmannessa ja Mooseksen kirjan ensimmäisessä luvussa Jeffrey M. Bradshaw ja Matthew L. Bowen Alkuperäinen englanninkielinen artikkeli on julkaistu teoksessa: Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 24 (2017). Tämä suomenkielinen käännös julkaistaan alkuperäisen artikkelin julkaisijan luvalla. Kuvituslähteet Kuva 1. Nicodemus Comes to Jesus by Night htps:// (lainattu ) Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property - osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 2. Nicodemus Is Confused by Jesus Words. hhtps://lds.org (lainattu ) Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 3. Firoozeh Navab: All Things Move from Darkness to Light. IMG_ jpg. Lupa saatu anteliaana lahjana taiteilijalta Jeffrey M. Bradshaw lle, Kuva 4. We Speak That We Do Know, and Testify That We Have Seen (Joh. 3:11). (lainattu ) Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 5. J. Tissot ( ): The Brazen Serpent, ca The Jewish Museum, New York. (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 6. Marc Chagall ( ): L Exode, Centre Pompidou, Pariisi, Ranska. (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 7. Harry Anderson ( ): The Ascension of Jesus. -ascension-of-jesus wallpaper.jpg (lainattu ) Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 8. Tieto kiinnitetty JST NT2 kohdan Joh. 3:36 käsikirjoitukseen. Community of Christ Lupa saatu kirjastonhoitaja ja arkisnhoitaja Rachel Killebrewin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 9. Ezekiel and the Resurrection in the Valley of Life, Jewish Synagogue at Dura Europos, ca. ad254. C.H. Kraeling et al., Synagogue, Plate 71. Luvan antoi Yale Universityn Permissions and Ancillary Rights -osaston johtajan Press Donna Anseyn ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 10. J. James Tissot ( ): Jesus Goes Up Alone unto a Mountain to Pray (yksityiskohta), Lähde: J.F.Dolkart, James Tissot, s The Booklyn Museum.

2 ( Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 11. JST OT1 kohdan KH Mooses 6:42-58a käsikirjoitus. Community of Christ Lupa saatu kirjastonhoitaja ja arkistonhoitaja Rachel Killebrewin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 12. JST OT1 kohdan KH Mooses 6:58b-64a käsikirjoitus. Community of Christ Lupa saatu kirjastonhoitaja ja arkistonhoitaja Rachel Killebrewin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 13. Ron Richmond (1963.): Triplus, Number 3 (detail), Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Lupa saatu MOA Registration Department -osaston Clyda Ludlown ja Trevor Weightin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 14. J. Kirk Richards (1977-): The Baptism of Jesus Christ by John, Julkaistu teoksessa J.D.Cornish, Gate, s. 44. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 15. Broken Bread. sacrament/ (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 16. J. Kirk Richards (1977-): The Salt Lake Temple. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Julkaistu teoksessa J.D. Cornish, Gate, s. 47. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva 17. Ancient Mikveh at the Jerusalem Temple Mount, Valokuvaaja Rudko, (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 18. The Penitent Baptism of Adam and Eve Vasen fasaadi, ylemmän tympanonin yksityiskohta, St. Theobaldin kirkko, Thann, Ranska. Teoksesta A.Pinkus, Impact, s. 5. Tekijän aikaisemmin antama lupa. Kuva 19. Impression of Seal of Gudea, Tello, Irak, n eaa. Kuva jäljennetty teoksessa J.V. Canby, Ur- Nammu, Plate 14a. (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 20. David Calabro: Floor Plan of the Temple of Solomon, with Suggested Locations of the Ritual in Moses 2-6. D. Calabro, Joseph Smith and the architecture of Genesis, s kuva 1. Kuva 21. Viktor Vasnetsov ( ): The Baptism of Saint Prince Vladimir, Luonnos freskoa varten St. Vladimirin katedraalissa, Kievissä, Ukrainassa. (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 22. The Quest of Seth for the Oil of Mercy, Heilig Kreuz Münster (Pyhä risti Münster), Schwäbisch Gmünd, Saksa. Assaf Pinkusin ottama valokuva. Teoksissa A. Pinkus, Impact, s. 167 ja A. Pinkus, Workshops, kuva 63. Alkuperäinen sijoitettu Heiligkreuzin tuomiokirkkoon Schwäbisch Gmündiin Saksassa, kaakkoinen portaali. Lupa aiemmin tekijältä. Kuva 23. Varhainen kristillinen kastetta kuvaava maalaus. Saint Calixte Catacomb, 3. vuosisata. (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 24. Jeesus ja Nikodemos. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa. Kuva Nephi VI [1 Beogu 20:1], 1840 Edition of the Book of Mormon, p. 53, J. Smith, Jr., JS Papers Web Site, The Book of Mormon, 1840, (lainattu ) Lupa saatu Haily Walkerin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Haily Walker toimii Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla, Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkossa.

3 Kuva 26. Jan van Eyck (n ): The Offering of Abel and Cain, Art Resource, Inc., Image Reference: ARTI85028, Joyce Faustin ystävällisellä avustuksella. Alkuperäinen St. Bavonin katedraalissa Ghentissä, Belgiassa. Kuva 27. J. James Tissot ( ): Zacharias Killed Between the Temple and the Altar, n Julkaistu teoksessa J.F.Dolkart, JamesTissot, s The Broolyn Museum ( Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 28. JST OT1 manuscript of Genesis 17. Community of Christ Lupa myönnetty kirjastovirkailija ja arkistonhoitaja Rachell Killebrewn ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 29. E.S.Drower, The Kushta, Ks. Kirjan E.S.Drower, Water nimiölehden viereisellä sivulla oleva kuva. Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 30. Adam and Eve Outside Paradise, Cain and Abel, 12. vuosisata. Kuvien tekijänoikeus kuuluu Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticanalle. 12. vuosisadasta alkaen kuvitettu laitos teoksesta Homilies of James of Kokkinobaphos from Byzanthium (Vat.gr.1162, fol. 35v.) Julkaistu teoksessa A. Eastmond, Narrative, plate (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 31. Red Heifer Being Raised in Israel by The Temple Institute and an Israeli Cattleman. Tapzit News Agency, (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 32. Greek Orthodox Icon Depicting the Ladder of Virtues. Thesaloniki, Macedonia. Lisenssin myönsi Alamy.com. Kuvan tunnus: BM2KC6. Kuva 33. Vincent van Gogh ( ): Le Moissonneur, hppts://commons.widimedia.org/wiki/file:vincent_van_gogh_-_the_reaper.jpg. Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 34. Harry Anderson : Moses Calls Aaron to the Ministry. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Julkaistu nimellä Moses: Deliverer and Lawgiver, Ensign, huhtikuu 2006, Kiitokset myös Hailey Walkerille Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkon Correlation Intellectual Property -osastolla hänen avustaan. Kuva 35. Abraham Bloemaert ( ): The Circumcision, Ks. Abraham Bloemaert: The Cir Ks. Abraham Bloemaert: The Circumcision. (lainattu ) (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 36. Linda McCarthy (1947-): City of Enoch, Linda McCarthy. Taiteilijan Jeffrey Bradshawlle myöntämä lupa. Kuva 37. Unfurlings Heart-Shaped Fern Frond, a Symbol of New Life in the Maori Culture (Koru) and a Manifestation of the Fibonacci Sequence in Nature. (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 38. Justification and Sanctification as Complementary, Interwoven Processes. (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 39. Sovitettu Samuel H. Bradshawn (1990-) työstä: Second Floor of the Salt Lake Temple. Vrt. valokuvaan alkuperäisistä 1893 suunnitelmista, Salt Lake Temple, s. 78. Jefrey M. Bradshaw, Kuva 40. William Blake ( ):

4 Elohim Creating Adam, 1798-n ( ). ( ) Tekijänoikeussuoja rauennut. Kuva 41. Samuel Anoints David. Dura Europos Synagogue, n C.H.Kraeling et al (tekijät), Synagogue, laatta LXVI. Lupa saatu Yale University Pressiltä Donna Ansteyn, luvista ja oikeuksista vastaavan johtajan ystävällisellä avustuksella. Kuva 42. Queen Elizabeth II, Dressed in White Linen, Is Screened from the General View in Preparation for Her Anointing, BBC - kuningatar Elisabeth II:n kruunajaiset, (lainattu ), n. klo 1: Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 43. Ampulla 11, with inscription Oil from the Tree of Life, vuosisata. Basilica di S. Giovanni Battista Monzassa, Italiassa. Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 44. Vasily Perov ( ): Christ in Gethsemane, ( ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 45. The Sacturary. GoodSalt.com. Kuvan tunnus: lwjas0595. Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 46. Benjamin West ( ); Isaiah s Lips Anointed with Fire, vuoden 1772 jälkeen. (lainattu ). Vielä olemassa olevan kahdentoista teoksen seitsemästä Benjamin Westin sarjan, The Progress of Revealed Religion, teoksista. Museo ja galleria Bob Jonesin yliopistossa ja Heritage Greenissä, New Memorial Chapel Bob Jonesin yliopistossa ( Teosten tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut. Kuva 47. Rembrandt Garnebsziib van Rijn ( ): The Sacrifice of Isaac, (lainattu ). Teoksen tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut. Kuva 48. The High Priest Sprinkles Blood on the Alter of Incense That Stood Before the Veil (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja Kuva 49. Minerva Teichert ( ): Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon, Brigham Youngin yliopiston taidemuseon luvalla. Minerva Tecihert ( ), Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon, , öljyväreillä masoniitilla, 35 7/8 x 49 tuumaa, Esiintyy teoksessa J.W.Welch et al., Book of Mormon Paintings, s.93. Brigham Youngin yliopiston taidemuseo. Lupa saatu Clydia Ludlown ja Trevor Weightin ystävällisellä avustuksella, MOA Registration Department. Kuva 50. Minerva Teichert ( ): King Benjamin s Farewell Address, Brigham Youngin yliopiston taidemuseon luvalla. Esiintyy teoksessa J.W.Welch et al., Book of Mormon Paintings, s.93. Brigham Youngin yliopiston taidemuseo. Lupa saatu Clydia Ludlown ja Trevor Weightin ystävällisellä avustuksella, MOA Registration Department. Kuva 51. Worshiping the High Priest. (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 52. Viktor Vasnetsov ( ): God of Hosts, Viktor Vanetzov, Wiki Art, (lainattu ). Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa. Kuva 53. Alonso Berruguete ( ): Sacrificio de Isaac, Museo Nacional del Prado. od-member-lindzlu-tudela-de-duerospain.html?sid= &fid=tp-12 (lainattu ) Ei tiedossa olevia tekijänoikeusrajoituksia. Tämä teos saattaa olla teos, jonka tekijänoikeussuoja on rauennut Yhdysvalloissa.

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